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First Female Saudi Astronaut Reaches ISS Aboard SpaceX Rocket

Saudi Arabian astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi, the first woman of her country to reach the International Space Station (ISS), arrived aboard a SpaceX rocket. The mission, called Ax-2, included three other astronauts: Saudi fighter pilot Saudi Ali al-Karni, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, and businessman John Shoffner. The crew will spend 8 days on the ISS after a successful docking of the Dragon capsule. Barnawi expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, encouraging people worldwide to dream big and believe in themselves and humanity.

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Ceasefire Talks in Gaza Expected to Resume Next Week

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Egyptian media reports that ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, are set to resume next week. Israel is awaiting Hamas’s response to the ceasefire offer.

Israeli and US delegations, who were in Doha for negotiations, have returned home for consultations. The current agreement being discussed includes the exchange of hostages and prisoners, with plans for further talks on a permanent ceasefire and the release of additional hostages.

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